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Paxlovid tied to fewer COVID-19 hospitalizations, reduced risk of long COVID --study

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2024-10-30 09:51

Paxlovid tied to fewer COVID-19 hospitalizations, reduced risk of long COVID Paxlovid was associated with a 61% lower risk of hospitalization. CIDRAP

A new retrospective cohort study conducted in Dubai shows that the antiviral nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir, sold as Paxlovid, is tied to a 61% reduction in COVID-19 hospitalization and a 58% lower rate of long COVID.

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Research into why protective antibodies fade after COVID-19 vaccines --NIH

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2024-10-30 09:46

Why protective antibodies fade after COVID-19 vaccines New findings could help explain why the immune protection generated by COVID-19 vaccines tends to decline over time. National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Researchers found that current COVID-19 vaccines fail to generate mature and durable antibody-producing cells in the bone marrow.
The findings could help explain why protection tends to decline over time.
Better understanding of long-term immune responses could lead to improved vaccines that provide enduring protection.
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Philadelphia-area health systems end use of four race-based algorithms to guide care

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2024-10-22 10:22

Philadelphia-area health systems end use of four race-based algorithms to guide care A coalition of 12 Philadelphia-area health systems have abandoned the use of race adjustments in four clinical tools Usha Lee McFarling STAT

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Long COVID symptoms: Study assesses 'symptom diary' of trial participants

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2024-10-18 10:19

Search continues for treatment that reduces long COVID symptoms: Study assesses 'symptom diary' of trial participants The first randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial evaluating the impact of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies on the risk of developing long COVID was led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine. ... Weill Cornell Medical College Medical Xpress

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During COVID pandemic, 130,000 U.S. cancer cases went undiagnosed --study

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2024-10-16 10:07

130,000 U.S. cancer cases went undiagnosed in Covid pandemic, study finds 130,000 U.S. cancer cases went undiagnosed in the Covid pandemic. Experts still don’t know what happened to them. Angus Chen STAT

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Hurricane suppply disruptions of IV fluid prompt Biden administration to invoke wartime powers to bolster recovery

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2024-10-16 09:50

IV fluid supply disruptions prompt Biden administration to invoke wartime powers to bolster recovery | CNN Disruptions from Hurricane Helene exacerbated shortages of critical intravenous fluids in the United States, and now the Biden administration has invoked the wartime powers of the Defense Production Act in the latest move to help speed recovery efforts. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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community behavioral health clinics reflect bipartisan support for investment in improving mental health --study

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2024-10-07 11:55

Certified community behavioral health clinics reflect bipartisan support for investment in improving mental health A decade after the establishment of the certified community behavioral health clinic (CCBHC) model, more than 60% of the US population has access to such facilities and the mental health and substance-use ... New York University Medical Xpress

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RSV: Can be deadly for older adults. Information about symptoms and the new vaccine

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2024-10-07 10:30

RSV can be deadly—especially for older adults. Why aren’t more of them getting the new vaccine? About 6,000 to 10,000 people 65 and older die from RSV in the U.S. annually, the CDC says. Lindsey Leake Fortune

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WHO to call for urgent, high-level action to address global problem of antimicrobial resistance

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2024-09-20 17:39

WHO at UNGA: Call for urgent, high-level action to address global scourge of antimicrobial resistance The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners will call on world leaders to address critical global health challenges, and invest in global public health, at meetings throughout the high-level week of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA79), to be held in New York from 20 to 30 September 2024.

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Common diabetes drug may lower rate of long COVID --study

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2024-09-20 10:36

Common diabetes drug linked to lower rate of long COVID Metformin is the most common type 2 diabetes drug prescribed to millions of American each year, and a new study from researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published in Diabetes Care suggests the drug can lower the risk of developing long COVID, or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), in diabetics. CIDRAP

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Metformin lowers blood sugar and is most commonly prescribed as a first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes. The drug also is prescribed off-label for weight loss and other metabolic conditions.

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